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Eagles: 5 Possible targets at running back in 2018’s NFL Draft

By Geoffrey Knox

Dec 31, 2016; Orlando , FL, USA; LSU Tigers running back Derrius Guice (5) runs for a first down during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against the LSU Tigers in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2016; Orlando , FL, USA; LSU Tigers running back Derrius Guice (5) runs for a first down during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against the LSU Tigers in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes running back Akrum Wadley (25) stretches for a touchdown against the Northwestern Wildcats during the first quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes running back Akrum Wadley (25) stretches for a touchdown against the Northwestern Wildcats during the first quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Akrum Wadley, Iowa Hawkeyes

Here’s a blueprint for working your way onto NFL draft boards and into the national consciousness. Carry the ball 168 times for over 1,000 yards and get into the end zone ten times. That’ll give you an average of around 6.4 yards per carry. Scouts love that stuff. The key to Iowa Hawkeyes running back Akrum Wadley‘s success and draft ranking, in 2017, will, no doubt, revolve around one word, consistency.

Playing in the Big Ten Conference means one thing. Wadley will see some of the stiffest competition in all of college football all season long. The Hawkeyes would have had no chance in toppling the Michigan Wolverines without Wadley’s 23 carries and 115 yards. Take that performance out of the equation, dig a little deeper and you may uncover an issue.

Yes, he’s talented. You can’t deny the fact that there was some inconsistency though. All of the blame for that can’t be placed on Wadley’s shoulders alone. Iowa wasn’t exactly stocked with the best offensive talent in the country. Still, you can’t watch in admiration when he puts up 115 yards against the Florida Gators without asking what happened against Penn State (28 yards on 9 carries) and the Wisconsin Badgers (ten carries for 44 yards).

Still, he’s without question, one of the best backs in the country. The Eagles would be wise to give him a few looks

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